Most interesting video of quite a fascinating branch line with lots variety and history in its time also there is a spur that feeds Bretts aggregates private sidings for transport of gravel etc. ,
Another great video, very interesting as always! I grew up in North Kent and used to seeing the line to Grain from Hoo Junction while on the Strood/Gravesend line. Always some interesting stock at Hoo Junction. I remember the 33s when they were in regular use. We used to get some interesting freight movements on Sheppey too. 👍
@@LinesideSouthEast I worked at Thamesport.The coal was very short lived.Most of it coming from Columbia.They not only exported the white stuff but also the black stuff
The date on the clip of 66768 is wrong, this loco wasn’t built in 2012. Great collection of clips though, I’ve visited this branch a few times this year.
I am so glad I stumbled across your channel as i am building a model railway based in the Medway area so this has been very useful .I shall sub and ding the bell. Also will have a look through your previous videos. Cheers Kev
Really interesting, but some of the commentary is nearly inauduble, and it would have been nice if the static shots couldl have been dated or captioned. However, thanks for highlighting an interesting area in the south.
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Most interesting video of quite a fascinating branch line with lots variety and history in its time also there is a spur that feeds Bretts aggregates private sidings for transport of gravel etc. ,
Great presentation, watched again
loved the footage too, thanks a lot,
Darren 👏🏻👍
Thanks 👍
Thanks for bringing me up to date. Haven't been there since Crompton days!
Many thanks. The motive power is different these days but the line itself has hardly changed at all.
Enjoyed that.. I loved the historical photos which balanced the video footage of todays traffic.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video Ant. Very informative and interesting history of the branch as well 👍🏻
Many thanks!
Another great video, very interesting as always! I grew up in North Kent and used to seeing the line to Grain from Hoo Junction while on the Strood/Gravesend line. Always some interesting stock at Hoo Junction. I remember the 33s when they were in regular use. We used to get some interesting freight movements on Sheppey too. 👍
Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Great stuff. Never knew about the coal traffic
Many thanks. The coal traffic didn't last very long sadly.
@@LinesideSouthEast I worked at Thamesport.The coal was very short lived.Most of it coming from Columbia.They not only exported the white stuff but also the black stuff
The date on the clip of 66768 is wrong, this loco wasn’t built in 2012. Great collection of clips though, I’ve visited this branch a few times this year.
Well spotted. Typo on my part, year should have been 2021 of course!
@@LinesideSouthEast Ah! That explains it 😅 the branch is still busy today which is great, usually quite a few moves each week day.
I am so glad I stumbled across your channel as i am building a model railway based in the Medway area so this has been very useful .I shall sub and ding the bell. Also will have a look through your previous videos.
Cheers Kev
Many thanks for the sub. Glad you found the video useful.
Really interesting, but some of the commentary is nearly inauduble, and it would have been nice if the static shots couldl have been dated or captioned. However, thanks for highlighting an interesting area in the south.
Noted! I will try to improve those areas in future videos.